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Mike Johnson: “We think we can get it back and ultimately put our country…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Speaker Mike Johnson live interview on American Sunrise.

Published | Video Starts at 13:34

So we're very hopeful that we can restore that. Congress hasn't done that in decades, but We think we can get it back and ultimately put our country on track for a balanced budget. What a concept. We've got to eliminate the debt and the deficit and we're doing that. I'll just leave you with this metaphor because I explain this all the time. (13:34–13:41)

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Asserts optimism about achieving a balanced federal budget.

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